Grass-catcher for lawn-mowers.



L. B. & N. GOLDBERG.

GRASS GATCHER FOR LAWN MowERs.

Patented May 9,1916.

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LOUIS B. GOLDBERG AND NATHAN GOL'DBERG, OF DENVER, COLQRADQ GRASS-CATCHER FOR IiAWN-MOWEBS.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

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Application filed August 6, 1914. Serial No. 855,385.

17 o all whom it may concern Be it known that we, Louis B. GOLDBERG and NATHAN Gonnnnne, citizens of kthe United States, residing in the city and county ofy Denver and State of Colorado, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Grass-Catchers for Lawn- Mowers; and we dodeclare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to malreand use the saine, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the characters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

y Our invention relates to improvements in grass being to provide ya supportingframe for the grass receptacle, which receptacle is readily detachable for thepurpose of removing/its contents. This frame work possessesy a number of novel features to which the claims are directed. This frame includes forwardly and rearwardly located transversely arranged rods which are connected by angle bars which form guides for the grass catching receptacle, the said rods having projections which form: stopsto prevent the forward or rearward movement of the receptacle. Byy lifting the receptacle a short distance, it isreadily removed toward the rear, as it will then pass over the projections of the rear rod. Pivotally connected with the rear extremities of the angle bars on opposite sides, is a U-shaped meinber adapted to extend abovey the receptacle and arranged to be connected with the liandle of the mower forward of the rear extremity of the receptacle, thus making it practicable to get the desired handle leverage for operating purposes. Tn other words, by reason of the fact that the U- shaped member is pivotally connected with the body of the frame, it may be swung forwardly a sufficient distance to permit its connection with the handle of. the mower far yenough from the rear extremity ofthe latter to give a relatively long leverage for lifting purpose This is an important feature in a device of this character, since during the operation ofthe machine, the grass catcher should be' raised above the groundr and when thereceptacle:contains a considerable quantity oifgrass, -it is correspondingly heavy. Another rfeature of novelty consists in the uprightspring clips, which, f

catchers for lawn mowers, `ourobject as illustratedL in the drawing, are formed integral with the forward transverse rod.y

Each of these clips' has a loop through which the upright member of the clip passes, formnig a support to prevent the clip -from bending forwardly during the operation of the machine, which is connected with the grass catcher through the medium of these clips.

Having briefly outlined our improved construction, we will proceed to describe the n same in detail, reference being made to the accompanying drawing in which is illustrated an embodiment thereof.

In this drawing, Figure l is a top planl yview of. a lawn mower, yshowing our improved `grass catcher connected therewith in operative relation; Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the improved frame, the grass receptacle being retained by dotted lines. Fig. 8 is a side elevation of a lawn mower, with our improved grass catcher applied. Fig. 4 is afront view of the frame shown in detail and on a larger scale.` Fig. 5 is a section taken on the line 5 5, Fig. t, lool;-

ing downwardly. Fig. 6 is a rear view ofL the frame,.or an elevation illustrating the whichl areconiiected by angle bars i0 whichk extend in the direction of the travel of the machine, and are of' sufiicient length to suitably space the rods 8 and 9 and are themselves suitably spaced to form' a support vieo for the receptacle `6. AThe bottom of this receptacle rests upon the horizontal flanges lf2 of the angle bars, while the vertical anges 13 of these `bars extend upwardly on opposite sides of the receptacle. The rods 8 Vand 9 vare provided with upwardly extending projections let and 35,' which extend above the bottom of the receptacle suliiciently to prevent the accidentall movement of thereceptacle either forward or rearward from its ynormal position for grass catching purposes. rlhe projections as illustrated in thel as for the purpose of emptying the' grass.

drawing are simply upwardly extending bends formed in the tw'o rods. The outer extremities of the rod 8 are respectively connected with the forward ends of the angle bars 10. rlfhe rod S is bent Vupwardly at its outer extremities to form spring clips 15, composed of an upwardly extending part 16 having a stiening loop orbend 17, its upper extremity merging into laspiral spring 18 whose axis is substantially parallel with the angle bars 10. Extending downwardly from the spring 18 is a part. 19 which, at its lower extremity, is bent to form a loop 20 through which the member 16 passes, the free end of the Vrod extending forwardly from this loop, and being formed into an eye 21. rfhe two springclips 15 are both of the same construction, and their manner of form-ing this connection is shown at 23 inFigs. 1 and 3. It will thus be seen Y that the grasscatcher is carried Valong ywith the mower by a forward pull upon the eyes 21 of the clips. By reason of the formation of the loops 20 through which the upright member 16 of each clip passes, the clip is greatly strengthened and the pull upon the eyes does Vnot cause the eye portions` of the clip to pull away from the other portion,

as would be the case in the absence of the arrangement of the loops 20 and the parts 16 of the clips. The outer extremities of the rod 9 are bent upwardly where'they are attached to the rear ends of the angle bars 10, vas shown at 241. These upward projections terminate in hooks 25, with which the side arms 26 of a U-shaped member 27 are connected by means of eyes 28 formed on the lower extremities of the arms 26. This U- sliaped frame is provided with a transversely arranged part 29, which connects theside parts 26 at the top, and is provided Ywith acentral eye 30 adapted to be connected with a hook 31 carried the handle 32 ofthe lawn mower, the said hook being located considerably forward of the rearextremity of the receptacle 6, in order to give the ydesired handle leverage for easily oper- 'ating the machine, as heretofore outlined.

may be readilyconnected with and disconv nected from the hook 31 of the handle. The receptacle 6 is readilyV movable back and forth between the arms 26 of the'U-shaped member for the purpose of removing and replacing the receptacle. In order to remove f ,the receptacle 6, it is only Vnecessary to lift the same sufficiently to allow it to clear the projections 35, when it maybe drawn rearwardly out of the frame whenever desired,

It may be vcpuiclily and easily replaced upon the frame 7 by a movement the reverse of that used during the removal. Y

rihe opposite extremities of the rod 9 are bent upwardly orvertically offset as shown at 33, whereby the rear extremities of the horizontal angle bar members 12 are raised somewhat above ythe surfaceV of the ground when the rear extremity of the grass -catcher rests upon the ground. By reasonof this construction, the extremities 34 of the horizontal flanges 12 are prevented from coming in contact with the ground during the movement of the machine or when it is at rest, n

and it is therefore impossible for these extremities to wear out by reason of Contact with the ground. n order to more fully accomplish this object we have applied rollers or small wheels 36 to the offset extremities ofthe rod' 9, the rear ends of the horizontal flanges 12 ofthe angle. bars beingV slotted as shown at 37 to receive these wheels or rollers, which may be of sufficient diameter to prevent the entire rod-9 from touching the Vground or other surface over which theniachine is traveling.

It has been found important in a construction of this character to prevent wear upon the lower flanges of the angle(v bars since but little wear is required in'order to disconnect'these extremities from the rods.

kOur invention, it is believed, will be readily understood from the foregoing description, and hence its operation need noir be further explained in detail.

Having thus described our invention, what we claim is,-

1. A grass catcher for flawn mowers including a receptacle, a supporting 'frame having front and rear transversely arranged rods, angle barswhose forward and rearward extremities are connected with said,

one part having a. horizontal laterally disposed'loop through which the other part passes,the loop-ed member of eachA clip being constructed to connect with the lawn mower. Y l

3. A grass catcher for lawn mowers including a. frame for supporting the receptacle, the said franie'having upright clips arranged onY opposite sides of its forward extremity, each clip being composed' of a vertical member and a member forming an angle therewith,v the lower extremity of the last named member terminating in a horizontal, laterally disposed loop through which the vertical member passes, each loop having a forwardly projecting eye adapted to connect with the lawn mower, substantially as described.

-l. A grass catcher fory lawn mowers, comprising a receptacle and a frame distinct from the receptacle for supporting the latter, said frame comprising a body portion and arms pivotally connected with the rear of said body portion and projecting forwardly adjacent the sides of the grass receptacle when in place, said arms being connected at the top by a transverse part which extends above the grass receptacle and is adapted to be connected with the handle of the lawn mower forward of the rear extremity of the grass receptacle, for the purpose Vset forth.

5. A grass catcher for lawn mowers com.- prising a grass receptacle and a supporting frame therefor, the said frame including front and rear transversely arranged rods, and angle bars longitudinally disposed and transversely spaced, their front and rear extremities being connected with the opposite extremities of the rods, the rear rod having its extremities vertically offset, whereby the parts of the angle bars connected therewith are raised above the ground and prevent it from wear, substantially as described.

6. A grass catcher for lawn mowers comprising a grass receptacle and a supporting frame therefor, the said frame including front and rear transversely 'arranged rods, and bars longitudinally disposed and transversely spaced, their front and rear extremities being connected with the opposite extremities of the rods, and small wheels or rollers mounted on the rods whereby the latter are supported from the ground or other surface.

7. A grass catcher forlawn mowers including a receptacle, a supporting frame having front and rear transversely arranged rods, supporting means whose forward and rear extremities are connected with said rods, the rods having upwardly projecting loops which serve as stops to prevent accidental back and forth movement of the receptacle.

8. A grass catcher for lawn mowers, including a frame having upwardly projecting clips located at its forward extremity, composed of two parts connected at the top, the lower portion of one part having a horizontal laterally disposed loop through which the other part passes, and the said first named part provided with means for connecting the same with the lawn mower.

9. A grass catcher for lawn mowers including a frame having upwardly projecting clips located. at its forward extremity, composed of two parts connected at the top by a spring, one part having a stitfening loop therein and the lower portion of the other part having a horizontal laterally disposed loop through which the first named part passes, the looped member of the second named part of each clip being constructed to connect with the lawn mower.

10. A grass catcher for lawn mowers including a receptacle, a supporting frame having front and rear transversely arranged rods, angle bars whose forward and rear extremities are connected with the said rods, and the rods having means projecting upwardly therefrom which serve as stops to prevent accidental back and forth movement of the receptacle.

1l. A grass catcher for lawn mowers comprising a receptacle and a frame distinct from the receptacle for supporting the latter, said frame comprising a body portion and a member pivotally connected with the rear of the body portion and having upwardly projecting arms spaced to receive the receptacle, the upper part of the said member being adapted to be connected with the handle of the lawn mower forward of the rear extremity of the receptacle.

12. In a grass catcher for lawn mowers, theV combination with a receptacle, of a frame distinct from the receptacle for supporting the latter and comprising a body member and a U-shaped part pivotally con-` nected with the body member at the rear extremity of the latter and adapted to swing forwardly therefrom.

13. In a grass catcher for lawn mowers, the combination with a receptacle, of a relatively low frame distinct from the receptacle for supporting the latter, the receptacle extending above the said frame, the latter come prising a body member and a U-shaped part pivotally connected with the body member at the rear extremity of the same, and adapted to swing forwardly therefrom.

In testimony whereof we affix our signatures in Vpresence of two witnesses.

LOUIS B. GOLDBERG. NATHAN GOLDBERG. Witnesses:

Maan KIRBY, A. EBERT OBRIEN.

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